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Mesmer, Heidi Anne E. – Teachers College Press, 2016
Tired of hearing about "complex text"? Bothered by the pushy messages about "challenge"? This book is for you! Unlike the many other materials on text complexity, this one focuses on specific comprehension skills that students need in order to really engage with text. This book will help elementary school teachers equip their…
Descriptors: Elementary School Teachers, Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5
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Stump, Sheryl L. – School Science and Mathematics, 2010
An undergraduate seminar was designed to help preservice teachers focus on students' learning. Preservice teachers planned and conducted weekly tutoring sessions with fourth graders and discussed their experiences in weekly discussions. The author investigated what preservice teachers learned about teaching mathematics from their focus on…
Descriptors: Preservice Teacher Education, Preservice Teachers, Grade 4, Mathematics Instruction
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Jones, Elizabeth; Hampton, Eric M.; Brown, Elizabeth M.; Leinenbach, Marylin T. – Professional Development in Education, 2009
Sixty-five fourth-grade, fifth-grade and sixth-grade teachers in the Midwestern United States participated in professional development opportunities designed to increase their mathematics content knowledge and pedagogical knowledge over a two-year series of workshops. Through the use of pre-tests and post-tests assessing content knowledge and…
Descriptors: Mathematics Education, Knowledge Base for Teaching, Workshops, Grade 5